<< >> NASA ASRS Report 253194, October 1993

Wrong airport approach unauthorized landing. Unauthorized penetration of airspace. Runway incursion. Unauthorized runway operation. Landing without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	253194
Time
Date	199310
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : okk airport : gus
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : gus
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 320 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	253194
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On a VFR flight to dayton, oh, I made an unscheduled fuel stop at what I believed to be kokomo, in, airport. It turned out to be grissum AFB about 9 mi north and 5 mi west of kokomo. I tried to contact kokomo unicom but received no answer. (It turned out that the only FBO just started business the previous day.) I did see a tower but thought it was inoperative. At no time did I get a red light, as I passed downwind or on final, for the southwest runway. I wasn't aware of my mistake till I was stopped by the base security police on the ramp. I was allowed to proceed after they photocopied my license and aircraft registration. I guess my mistake was too eager to get on the ground to go to the bathroom and get fuel! A long descent to pattern altitude obstructed my vision from seeing the correct airport.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG ARPT APCH UNAUTH LNDG. UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. RWY INCURSION. UNAUTH RWY OP. LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: ON A VFR FLT TO DAYTON, OH, I MADE AN UNSCHEDULED FUEL STOP AT WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE KOKOMO, IN, ARPT. IT TURNED OUT TO BE GRISSUM AFB ABOUT 9 MI N AND 5 MI W OF KOKOMO. I TRIED TO CONTACT KOKOMO UNICOM BUT RECEIVED NO ANSWER. (IT TURNED OUT THAT THE ONLY FBO JUST STARTED BUSINESS THE PREVIOUS DAY.) I DID SEE A TWR BUT THOUGHT IT WAS INOP. AT NO TIME DID I GET A RED LIGHT, AS I PASSED DOWNWIND OR ON FINAL, FOR THE SW RWY. I WASN'T AWARE OF MY MISTAKE TILL I WAS STOPPED BY THE BASE SECURITY POLICE ON THE RAMP. I WAS ALLOWED TO PROCEED AFTER THEY PHOTOCOPIED MY LICENSE AND ACFT REGISTRATION. I GUESS MY MISTAKE WAS TOO EAGER TO GET ON THE GND TO GO TO THE BATHROOM AND GET FUEL! A LONG DSCNT TO PATTERN ALT OBSTRUCTED MY VISION FROM SEEING THE CORRECT ARPT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.